5 killed, 138 poisoned in truck explosion in north of Baghdad
www.chinaview.cn 2007-02-20 17:32:35

Five people were killed and up to 138 others wounded or poisoned when a truck carrying chemical gas cylinders detonated in Taji town, 30 km north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, a well-informed police source said.

Children stand amid debris in front of a car parts shop after a truck exploded in Taji, some 30 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. One person died and more than 100 people were hospitalized complaining of breathing problems after a truck carrying chemical gas cylinders exploded in Taji, police and medical officials said.  (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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